Trouble brews in Libya as Gaddafi brushes off reality of Internet, the power of social media in Tunisia, praise for Nigerian IXP

Nigerian youth engaged in politics online, summary of Tunisian blogging efforts, SA as ‘Silicon Cape’

The end of President Ali’s rule has created a greater temporary spike in interest on Twitter than the Sudanese referendum for independence or Ivorian President Gbagbo’s refusal to back down caused in previous weeks.

Zambia as rural digital hub, news from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tunisia, Sudan

Tanzanian & Kenyan mobile Internet stats, South African gender and Internet study results, Afrinnovator article

Good news for Africa’s world image, even if the data is misleading. A study by online security company AVG recently determined that Internet users in the Caucasus region (Turkey, Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) have the greatest chance of facing cyber attacks. Such results, however biased or limited by the method …